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Report on Mediterranean Neogene Congress in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Report on Mediterranean Neogene Congress in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
No abstract available.
Authors
E. E. Brabb
Preliminary report on the 17th cruise of the Dimitri Mendeleev Preliminary report on the 17th cruise of the Dimitri Mendeleev
No abstract available.
Authors
E. H. Brown, R. G. Coleman, L.M. Echiverria, R.L. Fisher, W. P. Irwin
Recent and ancient sedimentary environments in Alaska Recent and ancient sedimentary environments in Alaska
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Authors
T. H. Nilsen, E. E. Brabb, T.R. Simoni
Norms for bid distributions in sealed tender markets: An approach through simmulation Norms for bid distributions in sealed tender markets: An approach through simmulation
A substantial number of economic transactions occur through competition in which agents participate by submitting sealed bids.
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, S.R. Johnson
The Lisburne Group: A potential major hydrocarbon objective of the Arctic Slope, Alaska The Lisburne Group: A potential major hydrocarbon objective of the Arctic Slope, Alaska
The Lisburne Group, a thick carbonate rock unit of Mississippian and Pennsylvanian age, is one of the most widespread potential reservoir rock units in northern Alaska. A comprehensive review of the Lisburne in the subsurface of the eastern Arctic Slope indicates attractive reservoir characteristics in a favorable source and migration setting where numerous trapping mechanisms appear to...
Authors
Kenneth J. Bird, Clifton F. Jordan
Natural remanent magnetization, mag¬netic properties, and oxidation of titanomagnetite in basaltic rocks from DSDP Leg 34 Natural remanent magnetization, mag¬netic properties, and oxidation of titanomagnetite in basaltic rocks from DSDP Leg 34
We have made paleomagnetic measurements and investigated the magnetic mineralogy of 24 samples of basalt and diabase from Sites 319, 320, and 321 on the Nazca plate. Sample distributions, locations, and ages of overlying sediments are as follows: Site 319, Hole 319, lat 13°01.04'S, long 101°31.46'W, 2 samples, early Miocene (N8); Site 319, Hole 319A, (same coordinates and age), 12...
Authors
C. Sherman Gromme, Edward A. Mankinen
Gravity and magnetic studies of the Geysers-Clear Lake geothermal region, California, USA Gravity and magnetic studies of the Geysers-Clear Lake geothermal region, California, USA
Gravity and magnetic fields in The Geysers-Clear Lake region are interpreted in relation to the known geology and other available geophysical data. New gravity data provide additional detail with the area of geothermal steam production. Computer techniques were used for removal of the regional gravity field, anomaly enhancement, and modeling subsurface structures. The gravity field was...
Authors
William F. Isherwood
Tectonic framework of petroliferous rocks in Alaska: hydrocarbons Tectonic framework of petroliferous rocks in Alaska: hydrocarbons
Alaska, which contains about 28% of the land and continental shelf of the United States, is estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey to contain about one third of the nation's undiscovered oil and about one sixth of its undiscovered natural gas. The Survey estimates that fields discovered in Alaska through 1972 ultimately may produce about 26 billion bbl of oil and 68 Tcf of natural gas...
Authors
Arthur Grantz, C.E. Kirschner
Area of influence of exploratory drill holes under conditions of errors of recognition Area of influence of exploratory drill holes under conditions of errors of recognition
No abstract available.
Authors
Donald A. Singer
The area of influence of an exploratory hole The area of influence of an exploratory hole
A method is presented for calculating the area of influence of exploratory drill holes by using the size and shape of resource targets. The solution presented is for elliptical and circular targets, but the method is applicable to any shaped target. The degree to which points have been explored depends upon their distance away from a drill hole and the possible orientations of the target...
Authors
D.A. Singer, L. J. Drew
Audio-magnetotelluric methods in reconnaissance geothermal exploration Audio-magnetotelluric methods in reconnaissance geothermal exploration
An audio-magnetotelluric (AMT) system has been developed by the U.S. Geological Survey for low-cost reconnaissance exploration of geothermal regions. This is an electromagnetic sounding technique in which the scalar or Cagniard resistivity is computed at 12 frequencies logarithmically spaced from 7.5 to 18 600 Hz. Our system uses natural source fields except at the two upper frequencies...
Authors
D.B. Hoover, C. L. Long